Best of My Favourite Room: Step inside the most inspiring properties we visited around Ireland in 2025From colourful cottages to mock Georgian eco-builds, come through the doors of some of the stand-out homes we visited around the country in 2025Ellen O'Toole and Ciaran Walshe in their kitchen with its oak units and quartz worktops. Ellen opted for a Lacanche stove as she loves to cook. They also have a Quooker tap, which is used to make a lot of tea. Photo: Tony GavinLeslie Ann Horgan Today at 06:30Does everyone secretly dream of building or renovating their own house? Of starting from scratch and truly putting their own stamp on their home?

Source: Irish Independent December 28, 2025 07:02 UTC